The visiting side was level-pegging with the All Blacks for 35 minutes until it conceded two late tries.
The first Fiji try was the best and started close to its own 22m. No 8 Sakiusa Matadigo grabbed loose ball and dashed 70m up the touch line before unloading to halfback Nemia Serelevu, who scored after 52 minutes.
It was Serelevu's fourth try for Fiji and he was happy to score it against the All Blacks.
"I have just come out of the islands and it was the first time I've played against the All Blacks," he said. "I knew it would be hard and that try was special for me."
Serelevu was the star of the Fijian side which took its game to the All Blacks in the second spell.
The second try, after 70 minutes, was a brilliant individual effort by Vereniki Goneva.
All Black coach Graham Henry was impressed.
"Fiji will give some sides a hurry-up," Henry said. "They scored two good tries and made us work hard."
Coach Sam Domoni was disappointed that the second-half challenge fell away in the final five minutes.
"We let it slip a bit and gave away too many points. It will be back to the drawing board before we play two tests against Tonga," he said.
The obvious weak part of the Fijian game was the scrum that was crushed by the polished All Black pack.
"We knew we were against a very good scrum," captain Deacon Manu said. "We knew it would be a battle and it is something we will have to work hard on."
The early lack of discipline by Fiji gave away points and territory. Four penalties were conceded in the first seven minutes.
"We learned from our game against Japan when we had red and yellow cards," Domoni said. "We worked hard to cut down the number of penalties."
Another weakness of the Fiji game was the lack of cover defence. The All Blacks scored two easy tries from skilled kicks over the defence.
"We concentrated on first-line defence to put pressure on the All Blacks," Manu said. "But it meant we left gaps at the back that the All Blacks exploited."
